Dante

American  

[dan-tee, dahn-tey, dahn-te] / ˈdæn ti, ˈdɑn teɪ, ˈdɑn tɛ /

noun

1. Dante Alighieri, 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.

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Dante British  

/ ˈdæntɪ, ˈdante, dænˈtiːən, ˈdɑːnteɪ, ˈdæntɪən, dænˈtɛsk /

noun

1. full name Dante Alighieri ( Italian aliˈɡjɛːri). 1265–1321, Italian poet famous for La Divina Commedia (?1309–?1320), an allegorical account of his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, guided by Virgil and his idealized love Beatrice. His other works include La Vita Nuova (?1292), in which he celebrates his love for Beatrice

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Dante Cultural  

1. An Italian poet of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; his full name was Dante Alighieri. Dante is remembered for his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, an epic about hell, purgatory, and heaven. The Divine Comedy was written as a memorial to Beatrice, a woman whom Dante loved and who died at an early age.

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Other Word Forms

• Dantean
  adjective

Example Sentences

Dante Estrada is a recent journalism graduate from Cal State Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

“My vision is to see xPoint become a thriving community of people who want safety in this increasingly crazy world we live in,” Dante Vicino said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Using concepts from modern meteoritics, Burbery suggests that Dante portrayed Satan as a massive high-speed impactor striking the Southern Hemisphere and driving straight toward Earth's core.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Quarterbacks tend to earn the most, with Texas’s Arch Manning having an NIL value of $5.6 million, and Oregon’s Dante Moore enjoying an NIL valuation at an estimated $3 million a year.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Also, Dante wasn’t blind; if he was really reading off my music stand, he didn’t need to have his face practically in my hair.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee